Books with author Chris Bostic

The final episode of The Northwoods Trilogy!Five teenaged escapees from a slave labor prison camp, who are now seasoned guerilla fighters, risk their lives to return to their homes to find out what’s left from their childhood. The harrowing journey lands them in the middle of a budding revolution that will decide the fate of themselves, their loved ones, and what remains of America.

Eight teenagers escape imprisonment at a work camp to brave the wilderness. Tested to their limits, they struggle to survive their terrifying dash for freedom. After the total collapse of the world economy, the United States could not stand together. So they failed separately. In the small region-state of Winnkota, poverty and greed are turning the idyllic Northwoods of Minnesota into a barren wasteland of clear-cut forests and over-fished lakes. Every able-bodied teenager is conscripted into a labor force and sent to work in harsh, prison-like conditions. They are enslaved young so they never learn to think for themselves. But Penn is different. He's determined to win back freedom-for himself, his friends, and someday for his homeland.On a cold autumn night, the group makes their dash for freedom north of the border. The fugitives endure a series of difficult wilderness challenges while pursued by the ruthless camp guards. They weave through dense forest, scale cliffs, swim through the bitterly cold lakes, and otherwise try simply to survive. Pushing his friends to the breaking point, Penn guides the fugitives through a harsh, but ironically beautiful, backdrop of amazing Northwoods scenery. Adversity and loss abound, all while an unexpected physical attraction leads to a burgeoning love story. Should any of them survive to reach the border, will the freedom found equal all that they expected?

Penn and Cesswi, the teen survivors of a brutal northern Minnesota work camp, escape to the Greater Albertan Federation, only to become unwilling recruits in a deadly civil war. The Albertan camp is riddled with dark undercurrents, and sabotage that strike close to Penn and his dearest friends, leaving them disillusioned with the supposedly "better" life. But Penn's girlfriend, Cesswi, sees only wild conspiracy theories. The harsh winter has turned into an early spring, meaning Penn and Cesswi's six month fugitive exile from the oppressive Northwoods work camp is drawing to a close. Deportation looms if they don't accept Albertan citizenship, giving the teenaged couple a life-changing decision to make. Penn is set on returning home to Winnkota, but Cesswi is not so sure. When the opportunity presents itself in the form of an unexpected uprising, they attempt their perilous escape. They survived their flight from the Northwoods camp, and must now brave the bullets once again for another chance at freedom, while caught up in a bloody rebellion that could drive them apart forever. Penn and Cesswi's better life seems further away than ever. Can Penn bring his scattered crew together again, and lead them all home to safety?

Bats, rats, darkness... That's what Lacey thinks caves are good for, even at the biggest tourist trap around. While her best friend is off backpacking around Europe, lounging on the beaches of St. Tropez, Lacey doesn't see how her summer job at Rock Garden could be more dreadful.Along comes her classmate Danny, feeling the same way, until he spots her at orientation. But there's little time for nervous smiles and clumsy small talk. Instead, they are quickly overwhelmed with their first group of bratty elementary school day campers. And it only goes downhill from there...hundreds of feet underground.A storm, power outage, and worse plague the two teens as their hectic morning turns even darker, deep inside a cave that's colder and creepierthan a morgue. It's suspense around every fat man's squeeze and headbanginglow ceiling. Not to mention the famous lighted landmark, forever to be known to them as Creeper Falls.

Teenagers. Canoes. A float trip. What could go wrong? Tom and J.C. are experienced in the woods and on the river; the brothers, too, but Will and Nate are a couple of clowns and not so dependable. Haley, the head cheerleader, is loaded down with her makeup and accessories. Katie just looks at them all and shakes her head. So what could go wrong? It all starts with a summer storm and a raging river. Missing canoes. Wild animals. A venomous snake. And it pretty much doesn’t get any better...

Jake, Luke, and Kevin headed out a few days early for Grandpa’s old cabin. After some spooky conversation about a twenty-year-old murder, scaring themselves silly, the guys spent the night in a marathon gaming session.Jake thought they needed to actually do something, something fun, but when they hiked down to the dock to put the canoes in the water, they discovered something totally not fun:A body in the lake. After all the stories, a couple of creepy visitors that morning, and an actual dead body, they were all ready to go home.But things got worse. Much worse.

Eight teenagers escape imprisonment at a work camp to brave the wilderness. Tested to their limits, they struggle to survive their terrifying dash for freedom. After the total collapse of the world economy, the United States could not stand together. So they failed separately. In the small region-state of Winnkota, poverty and greed are turning the idyllic Northwoods of Minnesota into a barren wasteland of clear-cut forests and over-fished lakes. Every able-bodied teenager is conscripted into a labor force and sent to work in harsh, prison-like conditions. They are enslaved young so they never learn to think for themselves. But Penn is different. He's determined to win back freedom-for himself, his friends, and someday for his homeland. On a cold autumn night, the group makes their dash for freedom north of the border. The fugitives endure a series of difficult wilderness challenges while pursued by the ruthless camp guards. They weave through dense forest, scale cliffs, swim through the bitterly cold lakes, and otherwise try simply to survive. Pushing his friends to the breaking point, Penn guides the fugitives through a harsh, but ironically beautiful, backdrop of amazing Northwoods scenery. Adversity and loss abound, all while an unexpected physical attraction leads to a burgeoning love story. Should any of them survive to reach the border, will the freedom found equal all that they expected?

Eight teenagers escape imprisonment at a work camp to brave the wilderness. Tested to their limits, they struggle to survive their terrifying dash for freedom. After the total collapse of the world economy, the United States could not stand together. So they failed separately. In the small region-state of Winnkota, poverty and greed are turning the idyllic Northwoods of Minnesota into a barren wasteland of clear-cut forests and over-fished lakes. Every able-bodied teenager is conscripted into a labor force and sent to work in harsh, prison-like conditions. They are enslaved young so they never learn to think for themselves. But Penn is different. He's determined to win back freedom-for himself, his friends, and someday for his homeland. On a cold autumn night, the group makes their dash for freedom north of the border. The fugitives endure a series of difficult wilderness challenges while pursued by the ruthless camp guards. They weave through dense forest, scale cliffs, swim through the bitterly cold lakes, and otherwise try simply to survive. Pushing his friends to the breaking point, Penn guides the fugitives through a harsh, but ironically beautiful, backdrop of amazing Northwoods scenery. Adversity and loss abound, all while an unexpected physical attraction leads to a burgeoning love story. Should any of them survive to reach the border, will the freedom found equal all that they expected?

Game Changer BCC Teenagers. Canoes. A float trip. What could go wrong? Tom and J.C. are experienced in the woods and on the river; the brothers, too, but Will and Nate are a couple of clowns and not so dependable. Haley, the head cheerleader, is loaded down with her makeup and accessories. Katie just looks at them all and shakes her head. So what could go wrong? It all starts with a summer storm and a raging river. Missing canoes. Wild animals. A venomous snake. And it pretty much doesn't get any better . . .

Teenagers. Canoes. A float trip. What could go wrong? Tom and J.C. are experienced in the woods and on the river; the brothers, too, but Will and Nate are a couple of clowns and not so dependable. Haley, the head cheerleader, is loaded down with her makeup and accessories. Katie just looks at them all and shakes her head. So what could go wrong? It all starts with a summer storm and a raging river. Missing canoes. Wild animals. A venomous snake. And it pretty much doesn’t get any better...

Jake, Luke, and Kevin headed out a few days early for Grandpa's old cabin. After some spooky conversation about a twenty-year-old murder, scaring themselves silly, the guys spent the night in a marathon gaming session. Jake thought they needed to actually do something, something fun, but when they hiked down to the dock to put the canoes in the water, they discovered something totally not fun: A body in the lake. After all the stories, a couple of creepy visitors that morning, and an actual dead body, they were all ready to go home. But things got worse. Much worse.

Bats, rats, darkness... That's what Lacey thinks caves are good for, even at the biggest tourist trap around. While her best friend is off backpacking around Europe, lounging on the beaches of St. Tropez, Lacey doesn't see how her summer job at Rock Garden could be more dreadful. Along comes her classmate Danny, feeling the same way, until he spots her at orientation. But there's little time for nervous smiles and clumsy small talk. Instead, they are quickly overwhelmed with their first group of bratty elementary school day campers. And it only goes downhill from there...hundreds of feet underground. A storm, power outage, and worse plague the two teens as their hectic morning turns even darker, deep inside a cave that's colder and creepier than a morgue. It's suspense around every fat man's squeeze and headbanging low ceiling. Not to mention the famous lighted landmark, forever to be known to them as Creeper Falls.